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Pegula pounds into semis over Krajcikova

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Jessica Pegula cut down former Wimbledon winner Barbora Krejcikova 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday to boss her way into a second straight semi-final at the US Open.

The American 4th seed who finished runner-up here a year ago to Aryna Sabalenka has lost just 24 games since the start of the last major of the season.

Pegula made sure her Czech opponent had no chance to repeat her heroics of the previous round, when Krejcikova saved eight match points to beat Taylor Townsend.

Pegula’s next challenge will be against top seed Aryna Sabalenka after one-time Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova withdrew from her quarter final.

The American did her best to keep the points short to dominate Krejcikova, winning 10 or 12 points at the net in the 87-minute victory.

“I’ve been playing some good tennis, very solid,” the winner said. “I wanted to keep things quick today.

“She’s a very dangerous player and it got tight at the end, I saw what she did against Taylor  – I’m just happy that we are done.”

Krejcikova was under pressure, with all of her previous singles matches running to three sets; she was also participating in doubles and likely had the stress of the win over Townsend in the back of her mind.

Pegula ran off a 3-0 lead in the opening set – winning 12 of the first 15 points – and claimed six of seven games to reach a 4-1 double break situation in the second set.

The seed slipped momentarily as she dropped serve as her opponent rallied for 2-4, but Pegula closed out the win three games later on her first match point.

“I’m really comfortable here on the best court in front of the noisiest crowd against the best players,” the winner said.

“A few years ago I never thought Id be good at this,”

Main photo:- Jessica Pegula celebrates victory – by Mark Greenwood/Grandslamtennis

The Australian Open

Wimbledon goes modern with electronic reviews

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Wimbledon will bow to the high-tech future by introducing limited electronic reviews of line calls on major courts at the Championships, the club revealed on Saturday.

The All England Club will allow the technology on showcourts including Centre Court, No. 1 and four others. During controversial moments, competitors will be allowed to ask the chair umpire for a review of the point in question.

The wizardry is coming late to Wimbledon having been used at the US Open since 2023 and later adapted by the Australian Open. Roland Garros relies on marks in its clay surface to determine line calls.

Under the rules, players can ask for the review any number of times, with electronic line-calling now in effect at the grass-court major for a second year after the 2025 elimination of human line judges.

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Sinner claims full house with Indian Wells win

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World No. 2 Jannik Sinner became the youngest man to complete the full set of hard-court victories by beating Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (8) 7-6 (7) in the searing heat of Indian Wells.

The 24 year old Italian, didn’t face a break point during the final nor did he drop a set on his way to claiming his first title of the year and his 25th overall.

Sinner has won both hard court Grand Slams, with victories at the Australian Open in 2024 and 2025 and at the US Open in 2024.

In addition he has lifted all six Masters 1000 series hard court titles – adding the Indian Wells title to victories in Miami, Toronto, Cincinnati, Shanghai and Paris plus the season-ending ATP Finals.

Only Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer have achieved the same feat.

Main photo:- Jannik Sinner lifts Indian Wells Trophy – by ATPTour.com

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Her way or the highway for Raducanu on court

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Emma Raducanu remained defiant at the start of the Indian Wells Masters that if she does hire a new coach, it might not be to try and shape her game.

The Brit who won the 2021 US Open as a qualifier and then suffered a four-year drop in form due to injury, is in the market for a mentor – but only if he or she conforms to her vision for her tennis.

“Right now, it’s more about bringing my instincts back out, getting back in touch with myself,” the 23-year-old told the BBC.  “I have had a lot of people telling me what to do, how to play, and it hasn’t necessarily fit.

“So I want to come back to my natural way of playing. That takes time to relearn because that’s something that has been coached out of me a little bit.

“I don’t necessarily want to have one coach in the role because anyone I bring in is straight away going to be scrutinised – even if it’s a trial.

“I might feel the pressure to stick with them, even if it’s not necessarily the right decision.

“I would love to have a coach that works well, but I don’t think it’s necessarily going to be easy to find one person and they are going to check every box.”

Raducanu reached a WTA fiak in early February after exiting in the Australian Open second round. She lost both matches she played last month in the Gulf, at Doha and Dubai.

She is entering the first Masters of the season with former coach Mark Petchey filling in ad hoc in between his TV broadcast commentating duties.

But that solution is temporary. “With Mark I knew he’d be in Indian Wells so I asked him to come out a few days earlier just to do some stuff with me on the court and try to feel back in a better way with my game,” the No. 24 said.

“At the start of the year I didn’t feel too good but the last few days I’ve been feeling better. 

“It’s not something that has really been organised going forward but I knew he would be here and it’s been great, I always love being on court with him.”

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